Re: Booting problems

["Adam Williams" <awilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Nov 15,  3:28pm, Brian D. Cook wrote:
> Subject: Re: Booting problems
> now, don't quote me on this.. but I don't think that linux supports any
> isa scsi cards.

Oh, not true.  Linux supported SCSI before there was anything other than ISA.


> I know that I have been trying to get a 1520 to run on
> my system for a long time now.  If you come up w/ anything, let me know,
> but as far as I've ever been able to figure out...
>

An except from the Hardware-HOWTO found in /usr/doc/HOWTO

  7.1.  Supported

  ·  AMI Fast Disk VLB/EISA (BusLogic compatible)

  ·  Adaptec AVA-1505/1515 (ISA) (Adaptec 152x compatible)

  ·  Adaptec AHA-1510/152x (ISA/VLB) (AIC-6260/6360)


> (redhat) Linux doesn't do isa scsi.
>

It doesn't typically auto-detect alot of ISA stuff in general due to all the
stupid I/O, irq stuff.  But try compiling the driver as a module and inserting
it with modprobe using the know I/O address, DMA channels, and IRQ>